Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2N68-AM PLUS:Socket AM2
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N68-AM PLUS:2
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
RAID levels
- M2N68-AM PLUS:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68-AM PLUS:4
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68-AM PLUS:4
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2N68-AM PLUS:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68-AM PLUS:0
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2N68-AM PLUS:0
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M2N68-AM PLUS, GA-MA790FX-UD5P
54 specifications	A ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-MA790FX-UD5P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	1 xUltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	4 xSATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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